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Shotley - Felixstowe Docks 18 September 2009
Felixstowe Docks from Shotley
18, 22 and 24 Sep 2009
Harwich 26 September and ferry to
Felixstowe 27 September 2009
Shotley update 8
and 30 October 2009
Port of Felixstowe shipping arrivals
Estelle Maersk's efficient engines
BBC report
Massive pollution of marine engines
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Shotley marina, a
lagoon protected by a lock from the tidal variations of the
River Orwell, and with a view of the docks at Felixstowe. |
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The Shotley shore at low
water, the Orwell and the dockyards cranes. |
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The length of the
waterfront at Felixstowe. |
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The meeting of the
Rivers Orwell and Stour, left, creates the Haven of sheltered
water and the ports of Harwich, Ipswich and Felixstowe. On the
right is the Opdr Las Palmas, freshly arrived from Cadiz and on
its way to Rotterdam. |
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The Hansu Courage,
all 90.449 tonnes and 334 metres of her. |
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Loading and unloading take
place simultaneously, loading at the rear and unloading near the bow.
The vessel has arrived from Yantian, Guangdong and is continuing to
Hamburg.
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An old East Coast sailing
barge moves upstream (under power) past the Hansu Courage as containers
are being placed. |
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The barge clear of the
docks and with a more rural backdrop! |
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Cranes move
containers around, as do lorry tractor units. |
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In the berth next to the
Hatsu Courage is the Msc
Marina, almost as large, at 73,819 tonnes and 304 metres. |
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Msc Marina arrives |
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Msc Marina 73,819 tonnes and
304metres long, arriving from Valencia and then on to
Antwerp. |
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The Msc Marina
makes her way upriver, past the lightship and is followed
by another vessel ... soon to be joined by the ferry in a busy
spell! |
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The Msc Marina comes almost to a
halt, before rotating on her axis . |
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The manoeuvre in full swing,
which is remarkably rapid, with a tug assisting. I was told the
high cost of tugs, at £1,000 each, has necessitated one, rather
than two, tugs assisting. |
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Head on, and the number of containers
across the beam of the ship can be seen. |
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The turn, in its own
length, is almost complete. Wind can be a problem of course, even with
bow-thrusters .. and can close the docks when the high containers
cranes can no longer work. |
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Evening starts to
fall over Harwich Harbour; the three legs of a jack-up barge can
just be seen coming in to Parkestone to pick up more turbine
components for the offshore wind farm at Clacton - the London
Array. |
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The foot ferry runs from
Harwich to Shotley and on to Felixstowe. |
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The road into
Shotley (in this case on the way home!) affords one of the most
comprehensive views of Felixstowe docks. |
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22 September 2009
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The marina lock at Shotley,
left and right, with, centre, the Coastguard observation post. |
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Foreshore and marina at
Shotley. |
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A mighty Maersk being
loaded/unloaded alongside. In this case it is the Maersk Tanjong, 94,193 tonnes and 332
metre s long. It has come from Tanjong Pelapas and is on its way to
Rotterdam. Tanjong Pelapas is the largest port in Malaysia. |
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The port of Felixstowe from
Shotley, with the salt marsh and then the marina as a contrast in the
foreground. |
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A load of wind turbine
blades lie up at Felixstowe prior to being unloaded at Harwich, where
they are transferred to the installation jack-up rigs. |
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24 September 2009
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The barge Sea Worker, above
left and the jack-up rig Titan 2 (seen above right) takes on the
components for a new wind turbine, then moves out to the site off
Clacton and installs them, returning to Harwich to pick up the
components for the next turbine.
As of 15 November 2009 38 of the 48 turbines have been
installed, the remaining 10 turbines will arrive directly from Esbjerg
in western Denmark. Each turbine comprises of 7 basic components, two
tower sections, the nacelle, the hub, and 3 blades. The total weight of
each of the 129m tall turbines is approximately 450 tonnes.
Electricity has been generated from the first two
of the 48 turbines that Gunfleet Sands offshore wind farm will consist
of when full constructed. Each turbine is capable of generating 3.6
megawatts (MW) of electricity, enough to power over 2,500 homes each.
http://www.ryaeast.org/new_site/content/news_items/projectbrief8.pdf
http://www.ryaeast.org/new_site/documents/gunfleet/gunfleet_078.pdf
This document is for 29 Nov 2009 |
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The Stour from Shotley in
early morning sunshine, looking towards Harwich and Parkestone on the
Essex side and, right, upstream. |
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Suffolk Essex Shotley
Felixstowe Docks River Orwell Harwich shipping containers foot ferry
marina barges wind farm offshore Gunfleet Sands jack up rig wind
turbines blades |
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